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Caption This for 06/06/14

Posted June 05, 2014 4:45 PM by Kaplin
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06/05/2014 5:30 PM

Mobile mechanic....repairs on site....no job too big...or too small....cash up front$...Why pay retail?

No look on my sister/helper.....or price doubled!

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06/13/2014 6:52 AM

*********Todays Headlines News *******

Prostitution Ring Busted today, it is reported that these prostitutes were posing as mechanics. And sources aren't quite sure how long this was going on, but confirmed it may have been for quite some time.

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06/05/2014 6:17 PM

The now extinct, saber tooth idiot mobile.

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06/05/2014 6:58 PM

Sort of looks like he is about to put his back into his work.
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06/05/2014 6:59 PM

Was that last year's Darwin Award recipient?
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06/06/2014 9:32 AM

I wish this board were set up like CHicago, so I could give you the ten votes you deserve for having the exact phrase that popped into my head when I first sat the pic.

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06/05/2014 7:23 PM

This ain't my first rodeo.....

Woodie....

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06/05/2014 7:53 PM

Love the space saver spare.
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06/06/2014 7:06 AM

Can't use it. It wooden go round.

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06/06/2014 8:36 AM

you missed this one.....

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06/08/2014 2:00 PM

Very Flintstoney....

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06/05/2014 7:26 PM

Using local materials.

We could use, "How did he jack it up like that?" as a challenge.

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06/05/2014 8:39 PM

Whaddaya mean unsafe? I chocked the rear wheel.
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06/05/2014 9:09 PM

I already told ya, don't worry- I'm welding on the outside a the fuel tank!!
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06/06/2014 2:27 AM

How is the home made jack.

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06/06/2014 4:10 AM

This is how we do in India.
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06/06/2014 7:45 AM

I wooden go under that.

I wooden go under that.

I wooden go under that.

There! Tree times I said it.

Just a bit board this morning.
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06/06/2014 7:51 AM

...I always wanted a tip-up truck....this one I got cheap!

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06/06/2014 8:11 AM

What an idiot - doing it the hard way - everyone knows you lift the front up and support it with 2" x 4" boards to dump the bed.

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06/06/2014 8:31 AM

But the kid at Home Depot said it was a jack-post....................

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06/06/2014 9:30 AM

They see me rollin'... They hatin'...

" Hillbilly Powers... "ACTIVATE ! "

Form of a Stretch Limo ! gu gu guu get dem Dukes!

Shape of a Car Jack !

Something just don't look right here though (maybe it's the strategic location of the hole in his jeans??)

And for the Hillbilly voted "Most Likely To Succeed !"
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06/06/2014 12:57 PM

After OSHA made him dismantle his beach-front hoist, Bubba resorted to his second best idea.

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06/06/2014 1:12 PM

Actually, I am confused why he didn't just roll it all the way over as it would probably be a cosmetic improvement.
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06/06/2014 4:54 PM

Buzz the Robot Welder takes opportunity to extract revenge on human.

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06/09/2014 7:00 PM

I LOLed.
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06/06/2014 11:51 PM

Just don't lean back against that prop!

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06/07/2014 6:31 AM

"Bet you're wondering how I got those props under there, aren't ya?"
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06/07/2014 10:13 AM


Obvious safety violation; you shouldn't weld in open toed shoes.

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06/08/2014 2:31 AM

It's a back rest and a prop. This is back breaking work, when I need a little rest I lean back and all the pain goes away.

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06/09/2014 1:13 AM

When he gets this fixed, there is a guy with a broken axel back about four weeks ago.
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06/11/2014 2:54 AM

Safety first always use two supports while working under heavy objects.

(of equal load bearing capacity if all else fails get a 2X4)
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06/11/2014 1:16 PM

It was the proof to the affirmation: "Women live longer"....

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06/12/2014 1:10 PM

Sometimes, Googling on how to fix something does not give the correct results.....

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06/12/2014 4:05 PM

....................................Tee Hee

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06/12/2014 4:13 PM

Who knows what evil lurks in the mind of man? The SHADOW do.....

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07/04/2014 4:47 AM

Welding in accordance with internationally recognised foolishness?
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